The Frontiers Decade has taken viewers on some incredible journeys to the cutting edge of scientific discovery. From the depths of Earth's oceans, to the far reaches of space, to the intricacies of the human mind, Scientific American Frontiers has been there to report on important advances in many different fields of science.

A decade of Scientific American Frontiers programs and teaching guides have been underwritten by GTE as a free resource for American teachers. Videotaping rights are granted in perpetuity for classroom use of Frontiers programs. Together, the shows and teaching guides create a long-lasting classroom resource. Below and on the next two pages, you'll find a complete catalog of Scientific American Frontiers specials, with summaries of each program provided as a reference to the entire series and to help you find further information online. You can access teaching guides for the decade of Frontiers programs here. (For information on ordering Frontiers videos, visit the PBS Online Catalog.)

SHOW 103
December 1990
Whale communication. Brain surgery without knives. Ants vs. ants. A Frontiers challenge at the National Science Olympiad. Water power from glaciers.

SHOW 104
January 1991
Soviet Science Special
Frontiers in the former Soviet Union: Stents for clogged arteries. Saving the great bustard. Space physiology. Bronze Age archaeology. Meet the inventor of Tetris and performers at the Moscow circus.

SHOW 205
February 1992
Animal intelligence in chimps and parrots. The Turing Test for intelligent computers. Building nests for homeless woodpeckers. Physics of roller coasters. Art of Science: Powers of Ten.

1992-93 SERIES

SHOW 301
October 1992
MIT student engineering contest. Medical treatments with botox. Psychology of leaders and liars. Special effects at Industrial Light and Magic. Art of Science: Liquid Selves.

SHOW 304
January 1993
Science in the Middle East
Coral reefs in the Red Sea. Tombs of the pyramid-builders. A Biblical garden grows in Israel. Infant-mother bonding. Migrating storks. Biofeedback in sports. Science of the Red Sea "miracle." Ancient Egyptian flutes.

SHOW 401
October 1993
Superhumans and Bionics
Stimulating paralyzed muscles. High-tech exoskeletons. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for the heart. Electronic eyes for victims of macular degeneration. Using brain waves to fly a plane.

SHOW 405
February 1994
Science of Sports
Sneakers that help people run faster. Physics of baseball. Physiology of altitude sickness. Designing faster sailboats.

1994-95 SERIES

SHOW 501
October 1994
Life's Big Questions
How did the universe begin? Where did life on Earth come from? How did Earth get animals? Are we alone in the Universe? Will robots take over? Meet Flakey the robot and find out!

SHOW 502
November 1994
About All You Can Eat
Re-enacting Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation. Obesity and diabetes. Food science of corn, wheat and soy. Food diaries and weight loss. Cultivating the morel mushroom. Testing dog food.

SHOW 504
February 1995
Prime-Time Primates
Cooperation and peacemaking among non-human primates. Teaching chimps to be good mothers. Tool use among primates. Chimps that do math. The aye-aye of Madagascar. Mating practices of rhesus macaques.

SHOW 505
March 1995
It's a Kid's World
How infants learn to move. Psychology of magic. Origins of language. Understanding the mind of a child. Communication technology.

1995-96 SERIES

SHOW 601
October 1995
The Wild West
Scorpions and rattlesnakes in the desert. Forensic anthropology at the Battle of Little Bighorn. A diamond mine in the Canadian wilderness. Motion analysis of rodeo sports. A visit to Biosphere 2.

SHOW 602
November 1995
Dragon Science (Science in China)
Building the Three Gorges Dam. Producing hybrid rice. Fuzzy logic for smart cars. Traditional herbal medicine in China. Mummies of Xinjiang.

SHOW 701
October 1996
Inventing the Future
Behind the scenes of the MIT Media Lab: What computers of the future might look like. Designing a smart car. Wearable computers. The Brain Opera.

SHOW 702
November 1996
Science Safari (Science in South Africa)
Archaeology in South Africa. Wildlife management. Traditional healers. The scourge of malaria. Rock art drawings by early humans.

SHOW 703
January 1997
Pieces of Mind
Work with "split-brain" patients. How the brain creates memories. False memories. The mind asleep and dreaming. Language learning in young children.

SHOW 704
February 1997
Going to Extremes
Evolution of funnel web spiders. Winter survival of fish and frogs. World's fastest animals. A visit to the ocean's middle depths. Physiology of altitude sickness.

SHOW 705
April 1997
Robots Alive!
A contest for autonomous robots. A van that drives itself. Teaching a robot to walk. Building robots from scratch. Fifth Annual International Aerial Robotics Competition.

1997-98 SERIES

SHOW 801
October 1997
Expedition Panama (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
Bats in the night. Panama Canal watershed. Bee navigation. Leafcutter ants at work in the rain forest. How the Isthmus of Panama changed the Earth.

SHOW 802
November 1997
Beyond Science?
Dowsing for water. Did aliens land in Roswell? Zero-point energy. Handwriting analysis. A scientific analysis of therapeutic touch.

SHOW 803
January 1998
Nordic Sagas (Science in Scandinavia)
Viking ships. Iceland's genetic heritage. Life on the new volcanic island of Surtsey. PDAs for the disabled. Long-term consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.

SHOW 804
February 1998
The Art of Science
Invention and re-invention of the glass harmonica. Digital Alan Alda. A robot that paints pictures. The Brain Opera. Restoring a sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

SHOW 805
April 1998
The New Zoos
Roles for today's zoos. Observing primate intelligence. The New England Aquarium Medical Center. Tracking the bluefin tuna. Panda biology and behavior. A model reintroduction program for golden lion tamarins.

SHOW 1004
March 2000
Mediterranean on the Rocks (Science in the Mediterranean region)
Archaeology and biology in the region. Invasive algae. Papyrus boats. Stone Age tools. Bronze Age furnace. Marine wildlife conservation.

SHOW 1005
April 2000
The Frontiers Decade
Retrospective look at where Frontiers has taken viewers over the past 10 years.

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